Stone sink and pump at Sandpit Gate in Windsor Great Park 1750s

Paul Sandby made several pen and watercolor images of this kitchen which included an indoor water pump onto a stone sink, shaping butter pads, and large tubs to wash dishes. All pictures are held in the Royal Collection Trust.


Stone sink c1752

Water pump

Butter pads 1754

Washtubs and hearth c1752

Sandpit Gate, exterior c1780-1800

Paul visited his brother Thomas in Sandpit Gate, the home of the deputy ranger of Windsor Great Park from 1746. Thomas Sandby (1721-1798) also did watercolors, and was also an early member of the Royal Academy. In 1743 Thomas became private secretary to William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland who in 1746 became ranger of Windsor Great Park and Thomas Sandy was appointed the deputy ranger.

Royal Collection Trust pictures: sink and butter HERE, butter HERE, tubs and hearth HERE, house exterior HERE
Samuel Howitt (1756-1822) sketch of the exterior of Sandpit Gate, Windsor Great Park c1780-1800.

Stone sink blog posts HERE

UPCOMING TALKS - first two weeks

Nov 6 Wed 6:30 Sustainability: An American Literary History. Abby Goode. Howe Library. NH Humanities. HERE

Nv 7 Thu 12:30 Frumenty: a European Recipe in the Medieval Culinary Tradition. Alena Minko/ How Innovations in British Silversmithing Shaped our Dining Tables. Carolyn Tillie. Food History Seminar. IHR Institute of Historical Research HERE

Nov 8 Fri 12-1:30 The Visual Banquet: Food and Festivity in Renaissance Art. Elaine Ruffolo. Smithsonian Associates $30 HERE

Nov 9 Sat 10:30-11:30AM History in the Kitchen - Native American Foodways. Gunston Hall VA HERE

Nov 9 Sat 11AM Leftovers: A History of Food Waste and Preservation. Dr. Eleanor Barnett, author of Leftovers.. Chicago Foodways Roundtable. HERE TAPE may be HERE

Nov 10 Sun 2 Disgust and Cuisine. Dr. Paul Rozin. CHOW Culinary Historians of DC HERE

Nov 13 Wed 6 Elysian Kitchens: Recipes and Stories from Monasteries, Mosques,Temples and Synagogues Around the World. Jody Eddy. Culinary Historians of New York $10 HERE

Nov 13 Wed 6 Explore Food in New York’s Gilded Age. Francine Segen. AARP, membership is not required. HERE

Nov 13 Wed 6-8 Elysian Kitchens: Recipes and Stories from Monasteries, Mosques, Temples and Synagogues Around the World by author Jody Eddy. Culinary Historians of New York $10 HERE

Nov 13 Thu 6 Ciao Italia: Plant, Harvest, Cook! Mary Ann Esposito. Pépin Lecture Series. Boston University, Food & Wine Programs. HERE

Nov 14 Thu 11AM Coal Pit to Ship. Alan Macfarlane. North Eastern Railway Association, UK HERE TAPE may be HERE

How Coal Changed the Way We Live with author, British food historian and BBC TV presenter Ruth Goodman. HFSDV Jul 23 2022 TAPE HERE

Nov 14 Thu 12:30 Changing relationships between grocers and shoppers: the role of food packaging. Anne Murcott. Food History Seminar. IHR Institute of Historical Research HERE

Nov 14 Thu 5:30-7 Ice Cream! The History of America's Favorite Dessert. Erik Hodgetts. Replay for one week. New York Adventure Club $12 HERE

Nov 14 Thur 7-8:30 The Cooking Revolution: How the Industrial Revolution Changed Our Kitchens. Cynthia Resor. Old North Church, Boston. donation HERE

Nov 14 Thu 7 Taproom Tastings: Kitchen Tools. Catherine Prescott, Mary Tsaltas-Ottomanelli. Keeler Tavern Museum. Donation HERE

Nov 14 Thu 8 Unpacking NYC’s Historic Meatpacking District and One of its Marvelous Meat Purveyors. Jacque Ottman. Culinary Historians of Chicago. HERE TAPE may be HERE

Nov 17 Sun 4 Countering the Effects of Domicide through Food: The Za‘atari Camp Syrian Refugee Cookbook. Dr. Karen Fisher. CHAA Culinary Historians of Ann Arbor HERE TAPE may be HERE


CALENDAR OF VIRTUAL FOOD HISTORY TALKS HERE

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